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Zoo Med filter 501?

Posted:
Wed Mar 10, 2010 12:45 pm
by davidthegreat
Anyone have or use this? How is it?

Posted:
Wed Mar 10, 2010 1:08 pm
by marisa
Is it an internal filter?

Posted:
Wed Mar 10, 2010 1:52 pm
by davidthegreat
It is a Canister Filter for up to 30 gallons.

Posted:
Fri Mar 12, 2010 11:00 pm
by mike hill
d-great - how many gph does it pump and how large is the tank?

Posted:
Fri Mar 12, 2010 11:02 pm
by papoopeepoo
i've used it. I wouldn't recommend it for any tank over 15-20 gallons.

Posted:
Fri Mar 12, 2010 11:14 pm
by rsour24
i use it on my 29. i like it. but i also have it combined with a second filter. so its not doing all the work.

Posted:
Mon Mar 15, 2010 1:19 am
by davidthegreat
mike it does 79gph and the tank is 20 gallons but will only have 10-15 gallons.

Posted:
Mon Mar 15, 2010 9:52 am
by mike hill
d-great - Your filter is marginal at best. I would suggest that you get a bigger set up. Turtles poo a lot more than fish. The 5x rule is an "at least" number. Two things that help a tank keep cleaner is more water and more
gph. Most turtle keepers short themselves with a large enough filter and then wonder why their water is constanty cloudy.

Posted:
Mon Mar 15, 2010 4:10 pm
by coreyvht
if your gonna do that get the 511

Posted:
Mon Mar 15, 2010 4:25 pm
by jay2487
david whatever it says it "guaranteed" rated at, divide by two. It might possibly, if the wind is right and the moon is full in the sky, pump that much for the first 30 seconds you have it plugged in but it definitely isn't going to constantly pump that much volume. Especially if you have live plants or a less than spotless tank.

Posted:
Fri Mar 19, 2010 12:55 pm
by LilTurtSquirt

Posted:
Sun Mar 21, 2010 10:00 am
by imderanged
I had it on a 20 long less than half full and it did not perform well at all. I had a lot of water quality issues and it was very hard to change the media. I also had trouble with the intake and outflow falling off, and the whole thing would randomly just stop working. Not a good investment.